Mohave County miner., 1887-10-22
PROCEEDINGS
--oF THE--
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
KIsoMAs, Arizona,
October 9th. 1887.
To the Clerk OF the Board Of Supervisors
of the County Of Mohaye:
Please take notice that . special meet.
ing Of the Board Of Supervisors Of the
County OF Mohave, Territory of Arizona,
Is called for Saturday, October 10Th, 1887,
at O'Clock p. m, for the purpose ot
transacting necessary county business.
lsignedl SAM. CKozER,
j. L. NELSON,
j. II. JOHNSON.
Pursuant TO the above call the Hon.
Board of Supervisors Of the County Of
Mohave, Territory Of Arizona, met at
their Office in the Court House in the
town Of Kingman on Saturday, October
18th, 1887, at 7 o'clock p. m.
Present--Supervisors johnson and Mel
son. Eb. Williams, Esq, District Attor.
ney, and James j. Hyde, Clerk.
Absent--sam'I Crozier, Chairman of
the Board.
On motion Supervisor Nelson was elect
ed Chairman pro tenn.
On motion it was ordered that Joseph
q. Allyn be appointed az expert for the
purpose of examining and reporting upon
the transactions Of the County Recorder,
Clerk of the District Court, Treasurer
and Board of Supervisors from the
eleventh day of March, 1885, up to and
including the ninth day of September,
1887, and that he be required to report in
writing any and all deficiencies and delin.
quencies which he may discover as having
occurred during the period between the
dates mentioned, and that until he is
prepared to make such report he keep
secret from all persons, except the Dis
trict Attorney or some member Of the
Board Of Supervisors, whatever delin-
quencies or errors he may discover; and
that in consideration OF his services as
such expert he is TO receive the sum OF
five dollars per day in warrants on the
General Fund, and no more, and that he
be allowed such time as is necessary to
! complete said work, unless otherwise
/ ordered by this Board.
Voting aye, Supervisors Nelson and
Johnson.
W. g. Blakely, Esq, Probate Judge,
appeared before the Board and presented
a petition tor new School District, TO be
formed out OF District No. 2.
On motion a new School District, to be
known as District No. s, is hereby set
apart with the following boundaries, to-
wit: Commencing at q point two miles
south Of the town Of Mineral Park; thence
south to the point Of intersection with the
south line OF District Number 2; thence
east along said south line Of District
Number 2 to the southeast corner OF Dis
trict No. 2; thence north to point due
east Of the place Of beginning; thence
west to the place Of beginning.
Voting aye, Supervisors Nelson and
Johnson.
On motion it was ordered that Pat
Kearns, heretofore under the care Of the
county az an INDECENT sick person, be
discharged as such, and that hereafter he
be allowed the SUM Of one dollar per day
until such time as he can procure work,
or until the further order Of the Board
also that the Clerk be authorized TO pro-
cure two Office chairs for the use Of the
county.
Voting aye, Supervisors Nelson and
johnson.
On motion the contract heretofore
entered into with X. s. Wright for the
building OF Sheriff's and Jailer's Office
be and the same Is hereby rescinded, the
said Wright having failed to sign proper
agreement and bond therefor, and the
said contract is hereby awarded to James
w. Michael, the next lowest bidder, for
the sum Of eleven hundred and ninety
eight dollars in warrants on the General
Fund.
b. II is also ordered that the said Michael
be allowed 60 days in which TO complete
said contract, and that the Chairman and
Clerk Of this Board are hereby authorized
and empowered to draw a warrant upon
the General Fund in favor Of James w.
Michael for the sum of eight hundred
and fifty dollars as part payment on said
contract az soon as the lumber and other
material required byNthe plans and speci-
fications Of said Contract, and now on file
in this Office, shall have been delivered BY
the said contractor on the ground and
into the custody Of this Board or repro
sentative thereof: and the District Attor.
ney is requested to draw up the necessary
agreement, with bond in the sum Of one
thousand dollars.
Voting aye, Supervisors Johnson and
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W. G. Blakely, Esq, tenders to the
Board his resignation as Probate Judge,
in writing, whereupon on motion the
same was accepted and ordered fled.
Voting aye. Supervisors johnson and
Nelson.